| Introduction | + |
| Lesson 1 |
How to Use the Problem Solver |
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| Lesson 2 |
Suggest a Topic |
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| Contacts (dogwalk, a-frame, teeter, table) | + |
| Lesson 1 |
What do all four contacts have in common with the start line? |
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| Lesson 2 |
My dog learned the dogwalk fine, but when I started teaching the teeter, she started to slow down or even stop at the end of the first plank. Why? |
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| Lesson 3 |
My dog is scared of the teeter or hesitates at the tipping point. |
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| Non-Contact Obstacle Performance | - |
| Lesson 1 |
Knocking the Bar on Backsides |
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| Start Lines | + |
| Lesson 1 |
Live Training Session with Esteban on Start Line Stays |
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| Handling | + |
| Lesson 1 |
Why does my dog head check (look at me)? |
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| Lesson 2 |
Why does my dog slow down and/or turn the wrong way on pinwheels? |
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| Lesson 3 |
What does backside commitment mean? |
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| Lesson 4 |
Why is pushing into your dog bad? |
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| Lesson 5 |
How do I avoid pushing into my dog if I'm stuck on the wrong side? |
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| Lesson 6 |
Where should I front cross? |
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| Lesson 7 |
Why does my dog confuse wraps and rear crosses? |
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| Lesson 8 |
Why does my dog refuse jumps and turn away from me when I'm trying to do a rear cross? |
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| Lesson 9 |
Can I use deceleration cues if I'm a distance handler? |
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| Lesson 10 |
How can I help my dog keep the bars up when jumping? |
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| Lesson 11 |
What does Greg Derrett mean when he talks about "rear crossing the refusal plane"? |
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| Lesson 12 |
What's a serpentine? |
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| Lesson 13 |
What is a Forced Front Cross? |
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| Lesson 14 |
How can I proof the bypass cue in training? |
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| Lesson 15 |
How can I cover a lot of ground on my front cross without taking extra steps? |
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| Lesson 16 |
How can I use verbal cues to discriminate between obstacles? |
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| Lesson 17 |
How can I do a full 360 wrap when I'm on the OUTSIDE of a jump? |
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| Lesson 18 |
How can I create space/distance on a post turn or Jaakko turn? |
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| Lesson 19 |
What's the difference between a Jaakko turn, a post turn, and a front cross? |
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| Lesson 20 |
What are some of the different types of blind crosses? |
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| Lesson 21 |
What's the difference between the bypass (flappy tappy) cue and the threadle cue? |
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| Lesson 22 |
How do I choose which way to turn on course when there's a choice on a wrap or backside? |
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| Lesson 23 |
Quick Start Guide to the Bypass Cue |
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| Lesson 24 |
What's a German turn and how do I do it? |
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| Lesson 25 |
What's the difference between a forced front cross and a threadle? |
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| Lesson 26 |
How can I use threadle handling for tunnel discriminations? |
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| Lesson 27 |
How can I teach a rear cross using a food bowl? |
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| Weave Poles | + |
| Lesson 1 |
Is it better to hop or single step through the weaves? |
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| Lesson 2 |
Why do I need to let my dog "see" the weave pole entry? |
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| Lesson 3 |
My dog pops out at the 10th pole. |
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| Dog Motivation and Drive | + |
| Lesson 1 |
How do I create a focused, attentive, driven dog? |
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| Lesson 2 |
How do I teach my dog to initiate play? |
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| Lesson 3 |
How to I stop my over-excited dog from biting me at the end of runs? |
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| Lesson 4 |
What is a crate-to-crate tugging routine? |
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| Lesson 5 |
How do I stop my dog from laying down with the toy when I want them to bring it back to me? |
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| Lesson 6 |
How do I stop my dog from biting me during tugging? |
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| Lesson 7 |
Why does my dog lose focus on me as soon as we enter the ring? |
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| Dog Training Principles | + |
| Lesson 1 |
How should I leave the agility ring if my dog fails to meet criteria during the run? |
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| Lesson 2 |
Training Session: How does Esteban deal with mistakes in practice? |
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